When asked on this week’s Big 12 coaches teleconference about whether he would prefer to play the CU vs. Colorado State series at Invesco Field or on campus sites, Hawkins said it did not matter to him.

“I’m one of those guys that, if they tell you to play out in Fort Hays (Kan.), that’s where you play,’’ Hawkins said. Read more…

In three-plus decades of covering football, many of my favorite players to interview have been offensive linemen. They’re bright and analytical, almost to the point of becoming philosophical on occasion.

Being stuck in the middle of the action, offensive linemen can offer a perspective about both sides of scrimmage. Read more…

Colorado and up-next football foe Florida State deserve hearty pats on the back, if not hugs, before their Saturday night game in Boulder.

I’m hearing more and more athletic directors and coaches subscribing to the philosophy of playing just one “marquee opponent” during the non-conference portion of the schedule and filling the other slots with a dinner table of cream puffs.